Dar es Salaam vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dar es Salaam	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$799	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2068	$1276
🏠 One person rent	$363	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$605	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$209
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$48.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$288	$118
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	45	21
😀 Quality of life	59	27
🏙️ Population	4.72M	1.02M

The cost of living in Dar es Salaam is 49% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6675th and 8410th ($799 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tanzania and Liberia, respectively. Check Tanzania vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Dar es Salaam compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Dar es Salaam ranked 1st best city to live in Tanzania vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 6017th and 8877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dar es Salaam vs Monrovia

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	Dar es Salaam	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.25	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$20.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.09	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$235	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.2	$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.4	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.82%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1361	$1537
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1189	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.27	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.8	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.8	$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.82	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.75	$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$6.79
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.7	$7.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$3.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.5	$24.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.8	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$3.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.3	$27
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.7	$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$435	$86.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17749	$3157

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Cities near Dar es Salaam

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Zanzibar	$609
71 km or 44 mi	Stone Town	$567
179 km or 111 mi	Morogoro	$421
194 km or 120 mi	Tanga	$552
309 km or 192 mi	Mombasa	$596
395 km or 246 mi	Dodoma	$526
409 km or 254 mi	Malindi	$548
441 km or 274 mi	Moshi	$533
478 km or 297 mi	Arusha	$612
629 km or 391 mi	Machakos	$420
671 km or 417 mi	Nairobi	$811
684 km or 425 mi	Mbeya	$495
684 km or 425 mi	Thika	$460
698 km or 434 mi	Moroni	$1207
700 km or 435 mi	Pemba	$1511
774 km or 481 mi	Mzuzu	$527
783 km or 486 mi	Meru	$549
808 km or 502 mi	Nakuru	$503
836 km or 520 mi	Domoni	$1207
843 km or 524 mi	Mzimba	$565
853 km or 530 mi	Mwanza	$656
864 km or 537 mi	Nacala	$1168
899 km or 559 mi	Kisumu	$543
925 km or 575 mi	Nampula	$935
927 km or 576 mi	Eldoret	$528
931 km or 578 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
938 km or 583 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
955 km or 594 mi	Mumias	$511
959 km or 596 mi	Mangochi	$496
969 km or 602 mi	Kasama	$888
1000 km or 621 mi	Lilongwe	$592
1007 km or 626 mi	Tororo	$623
1026 km or 637 mi	Ntcheu	$493
1044 km or 648 mi	Mbale	$654
1047 km or 651 mi	Zomba	$458
1049 km or 652 mi	Jinja	$582
1067 km or 663 mi	Ruyigi	$687
1074 km or 667 mi	Entebbe	$578
1076 km or 668 mi	Rutana	$688
1084 km or 674 mi	Muyinga	$687

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541